Arizona Politics Archives

President’s gun restrictions to hold no ground in Arizona

April 8, 2021 6:47 PM Crystal Jimenez

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey made it illegal this week for state and local governments to cooperate with federal law that doesn’t agree with state gun…

Arizona governor signs bill to preempt federal gun laws

April 7, 2021 4:38 AM The Associated Press, Cole Johnson

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Tuesday that aims to prohibit police and sheriffs from enforcing federal gun laws that violate the 2nd…

Kelly calls for federal action to solve border situation

April 5, 2021 5:22 PM Cody Lee, Crystal Jimenez

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) visited Yuma Monday, touring the operation taking place at our southern border as undocumented immigrants continue to…

Sen. Mark Kelly to visit Yuma today

April 5, 2021 6:17 AM Sumiko Keil

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly will visit Yuma on Monday to tour the southern border and military…

Arizona House OKs bill banning abortion for genetic issues

April 2, 2021 4:55 AM The Associated Press

There is an exception if the mother’s life is in danger, but not in the case of rape or incest.…

Arizona State Senate to conduct another Maricopa County election audit

March 31, 2021 5:20 PM Adonis Albright

Arizona State Senate Republicans announced on Wednesday that four companies have been hired on to conduct an independent audit of Maricopa County’s…

Arizona Senate sends 2nd Amendment bill to governor

March 31, 2021 5:17 AM The Associated Press, Cole Johnson

Sen. Lisa Otondo, a Democrat from Yuma, joined all Republicans in supporting the bill, which passed in a 17-13…

Arizona Senate proposal would ban nearly all abortions

March 31, 2021 4:30 AM The Associated Press

There is an exception if the mother’s life is in danger, but not in the case of rape or…

Local state representatives weigh in on current voting bills

March 30, 2021 12:08 PM Crystal Jimenez

A bill that would remove the “permanent” from permanent early voting is stirring controversy among Arizona Republicans and Democrats alike.…

Arizona Senate revokes mask mandate after governor’s action

March 30, 2021 4:58 AM The Associated Press, Cole Johnson

The mayors of Tucson and Flagstaff have refused to revoke their mask mandates, and they can still be enforced in government buildings and are…

Arizona State Fair is moving to another location this year

March 26, 2021 4:45 AM The Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said in a statement that the fair “will be temporarily moved to a large, safe venue on the Wild Horse Pass Development…

Arizona governor signs online dating, fertility fraud bills

March 25, 2021 4:47 AM The Associated Press

The proposals were among 37 bills the Republican governor signed into law Wednesday, including three Ducey called “responsible” criminal justice…

Gov. Ducey pushes to reverse Proposition 208

March 24, 2021 6:22 PM Cody Lee

Back in November, Arizona voters passed Proposition 208. It raises taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents to fund public schools. Gov. Doug Ducey…

Arizona Senate Democrats dispute Maricopa County ballot audit

March 22, 2021 5:53 PM April Hettinger

Democrats in the Arizona state Senate on Monday spoke out against Republicans’ plans to conduct a hand-count of all 2.1 million Maricopa County…

Rep. Paul Gosar invites President Biden to tour border

March 19, 2021 12:53 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar extends an invitation to President Biden to visit Yuma to see the crisis along the southern…

Arizona Senate Republicans to do complete Maricopa County vote recount

March 18, 2021 2:13 PM Lisa Sturgis

Republicans in the Arizona state senate now say they intend to do a complete recount of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County during the…

Grijalva reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine

March 18, 2021 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company that’s…

Former Nogales mayor to run for Arizona governor

March 17, 2021 4:54 AM The Associated Press, Dominique Newland

“As governor I won’t work for the president, I’ll work for the people of Arizona,” Marco Lopez…

Judge: Arizona GOP must pay $18K in groundless election suit

March 16, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press

No evidence of fraud or hacking of voting machines emerged from the election in…

Supreme Court Justice Gould announces retirement from court

March 12, 2021 4:08 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Jenny Day

Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould announced his retirement Friday. It has been less than five years since Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Justice…